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résilience
/ʁe.zil.jɑ̃s/
ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change
La résilience est une qualité essentielle pour surmonter les défis de la vie.
Resilience is an essential quality for overcoming life's challenges.
general
The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.
Les enfants montrent souvent une grande résilience face aux traumatismes.
Children often show great resilience in the face of trauma.
Often used in psychology and personal development contexts.
Engineering
technical
The ability of a material or system to return to its original state after deformation or stress.
Les matériaux à haute résilience sont utilisés dans la construction d'avions.
High-resilience materials are used in aircraft construction.
In engineering, this refers to the physical property of materials.
Collocations
faire preuve de résilienceto show resiliencela résilience émotionnelleemotional resilience
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Pro Tip
Psychological vs. Physical Resilience
Be aware of the context—résilience can refer to mental strength or material properties.
Gold Rule
Context Matters
Always check if the usage is metaphorical (psychology) or literal (engineering).
Word Origin
From Latin 'resilire' (to rebound), from 're-' (back) + 'salire' (to leap).
Usage Notes
In psychology, resilience is often associated with mental health and coping mechanisms. In engineering, it refers to material properties.
Word Breakdown
ré-
back
prefix-sil-
to leap
root-ence
state or quality
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